Fribblet

Fribblet

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  1. Help me!

    Contact the CA Board of Nursing. They can answer all of your questions better than anyone on this
  2. Can't even get an interview!

    Are you sure that's the case? A new grad as a charge nurse? If that is the case, I'd run, not walk, away from that place pronto. Just my two
  3. Exploitation

    Suck it up or get a new job. You're not being exploited, but you are acting
  4. All metro hospitals will hire new grads. Some have special programs, such as Piedmont, that all new grads get funneled into. Apply to that early. When I graduated, I was told at just about every...
  5. Did you always know you wanted to be a nurse?

    To answer your question, no. The question you should be asking is: If you knew then what you know now, would you still choose
  6. C.R.N.A school??

    Have you read your own thread? I asked you a question at the beginning. You have not answered
  7. C.R.N.A school??

    You still haven't answered my questions,
  8. I was a bad girl.

    Yes you did! I didn't know what I was until you told me. :) I'm gonna rock the gross though. I just don't give a ****. (Pun
  9. I was a bad girl.

    Good for you. It wasn't like you were telling a lie. If someone isn't getting the hint, sometimes one must be direct. People are way too
  10. You're not being attacked. Although your reaction to the responses you're getting is very
  11. C.R.N.A school??

    First, try asking in the appropriate forum. Second, answer my
  12. Hey now. You do not dictate who is allowed to post in a thread in an open forum. Just because a poster does not agree with you or expresses opinions contrary to yours, just not mean a personal attack...
  13. C.R.N.A school??

    Also "Can U answer a specific ? about a particular nrsing skool?"
  14. C.R.N.A school??

    How did you do in nursing
  15. New grad applying to Grady...license question

    I would get your initial license in Georgia if you're planning on working there. The Georgia BON is UNBELIEVABLY slow. Like, mind-boggling slow. You'll be waiting a long time for that endorsement to...
  16. Pain after surgery is expected. A triage assessment would be completed. Just because he had brain surgery, does not make him top priority. Someone having an MI, the dude who walked in after getting...
  17. Four 10's or Five 8's? Which would you do?

    I'd personally go with four 10 hour shifts, but that's because it suits me. If five 8 hour shifts are more your speed, go for
  18. So what exactly do you want other nurses to tell you? This is a professional issue that needs to be handled professionally. Talk to her about it, and if she responds less than professionally, take it...
  19. Take your own advice. Triage is extraordinarily stressful. Are you unable to locate a patient without this "*****'s"
  20. How could I have handled this better?

    You can't help someone who doesn't want help. You did the right thing. As long as the patient has not been declared incompetent, they can refuse any and every treatment. You were right to document...
  21. Did I do something horribly wrong?

    You're going to connect the sterile end to a port that is not sterile and will be wiped with alcohol. Your instructor lacks critical thinking skills. I often wondered why I was being taught by...
  22. Is this a Hipaa Violation?

    What is unacceptable (besides the grammar and spelling) is that this "clerk" refers to herself as a
  23. Is this a Hipaa Violation?

    It's borderline. A case could certainly be made. Regardless, it's an affront to the English language and, frankly, should be punishable by law. Also, a "nurse" should know how to spell "laceration."...
  24. 2nd degree in nursing WAS IT WORTH IT? GIRL LOST!

    Haha! I just look myself up too! I AM disgusting. If you must know, in my younger days I used Fribbles as a handle on various BBs. (I have no idea what a Fribbles is either, but it sounds cute.)...
  25. 2nd degree in nursing WAS IT WORTH IT? GIRL LOST!

    Not at all. Knock yourself